Thank you, Nick, for your great advices. I am wondering, I published a movie review on the new Black Panther, but my video didn't do well with what I first expected. With some advices of one of my friends, I decided to go back to my editing software and fix these issues, and reupload the video afterwards. I'm curious to know if I am using the right strategy to make my youtube channel grow better by taking notice of my mistakes and triés to fix it. Thanks again, Nick. Love your content 😉
I started ignoring tags and my channels were suffering, the moment I stopped ignoring them my videos stared performing better. Posting a lot of videos also helped me a lot at the start and now that I'm trying to recover my channel. I'm not exactly disagreen with the video, I'm just saying that stating bold statements such as "ignore this" "this doesn't matter" isn't cool, I think the most important thing is to get to know your own channel, try some things and see what works and what doesn't, just because someone says "this doesn't work" it doesn't mean it doesn't work for you. We can't blame those who share their knowledge, we just can blame ourselves for not building our own knowledge
Very well said. Control what you can, if TH-cam shows your horror films to kindergartners you can't judge your progress with that info. Make good content and an audience will find you. Again, your comment was great Luis.
I do agree with much you're saying here, respect for your hounesty! However, there has to be made a difference here between people who are mainly making content to get views and subs, and people who are making content because they feel an instinctive need to share their lives with the rest of the world. What I have learned until now in my three or four months journey so far: Don't sell your soul and dignity, only to get subs and likes, but be happy with the growing number of views! Don't try to force people to sub your channel. They will eventually sub IF they get a pleasant time watching your stuff and connect with your video's!
One thing I learned the hard way is that the benefits of regular, consistent uploads are far outweighed by the negatives of rushing/cutting corners on your content. I have a very busy schedule and I was so focused on uploading on a schedule that I was cutting corners and rushing videos and my views TANKED. Now I only upload videos I’m 100% happy with, and though it’s definitely less often, they perform several times better than the others did before
I agree. The people saying that have big channels with production teams and paid editors. Another bad piece of advice is 'make 100 crappy videos'. That's just a good way to get a bad reputation quickly.
I used to think that the planning tips didnt apply to me since i was a fishing channel (controlling fish response can be difficult), but more than ever realize i was wrong and your advice is SPOT ON, Nick!
Crazy. I watch a TON of "Advice Tube" channels. As a new creator, I honestly don't know what and who to believe anymore. Kind of depressing to be honest. I could use some help with my channel as a newbie, that much I know and I've implemented so many recommend things without that much growth. Would love to see a "guru" or "advice tube" creator take 1-5 of us new creators under their wings, help us grow and document the process or journey via TH-cam for others to see first hand how it's done. I think that would make for compelling content.
@@YaSminCreaTes Yup, I would truly love to see it. Doesn't even have to be one video, it could be snippets or updates of the newbies over the course of a few months or a year type of thing. Watching the ups and downs and the overall progress in real time would be amazing and truly helpful I think.
Make your youtube brand or name unique and recognizable, do NOT stray away from the subject of your content. If you're a food channel, don't throw in a sports video, if you're a music channel don't throw in a nature video, DON'T THROW OFF THE ALGORITHM!! Promote your channel, if there's a network for your subject content, try to get involved. Finally BE YOURSELF, people like to be able to relate to other people, don't try to be like somebody else. People see right through that!! Make sure your title and thumbnail are attention getters!! I'm a college football youtuber, it has taken some time and I have a long way to go but I'm closing in on 12k subs, that's the best advice I can give 👍.
Hilarious thing is, I started watching this when I had 1000 subs or less, and I still come back. Never forget this useful information, bc it will always help no matter the size of your channel.
In marketing it is called "to create a persona for you product" which means that you need to imagine your "perfect" watcher/subscriber/customer and get into their "shoes" and try to think like them. Like : "if I were them, what I would like to see on my YT?" , "if I were them, what I would type in a search box" - and then you create/align the content that appeal to them / fulfil their needs/.
Thanks Nick. The ONE word I can't seem to put in practice and you mention a lot: COMPELLING title.... I DO create title and thumbnail first, but not YET compelling (not even after 4+ years), I DO think of my viewer, I DO check analytics, urgh.... I will continue to improve each video, I will persist and I THANK YOU for all your help and support!!!!
Nick's videos are always so informative. I moved from 13 to 200 subscribers because of this platform and I will always come back for more. Just realized that in this particular video Nick dropped his intro.. I'm learning
Folks, embrace and accept being new. No matter HOW good your first months of content is, you’re going to look back on it in 3 years and cringe a little bit. Doesn’t mean you’ll hate it. But you’ll just know where you came from. Do your best and don’t overthink it, and don’t overwork yourself. Don’t expect the same results as people who have been doing it for years and years. Be more fair to yourself. Practice makes perfect and repetition naturally makes things easier so just believe in yourself and just know that you get better with time and you won’t even realize it. In my very first video I say to the audience “welcome to my first video. Production isn’t gonna be that great but it’s the content that counts.” Lol you don’t have to do that but that’s the mentality to have!
I don’t look back on my old stuff and cringe at all. Is it “good” content? Absolutely not, but I love that about it, because todays is, and it is really cool for me to look at the growth. Not in numbers, but in quality.
My very first video from last year was still here. It's just nice to look at. Makes me remember my unsuccessful first half of 2022 but now I realized growing is still doable when you upload less frequently. You just need to get that sweet spot. You will definitely fail a lot of times but it is really doable to grow like that. I'm 38 subs to go to reach a great milestone as a starter
This video is packed with useful information. What Nick says about coming up with a video title and thumbnail before the actual recording is so true. I used to struggle to title my videos after recording but when I began writing down my titles and designing thumbnails even in my head, things have become a little easier. In fact, before I record, I secure a thumbnail photo or any kind of B-roll I may need for the video editing process. Now I know better, that I surely need to record tons of videos for improvement BUT if I want my channel to grow, I have to actively track their performance keenly. Thanks, Nick!
Good tips! You have to test out advice, not just follow it blindly. If tags were what got someone 100,000 views, then using the exact same tags would get your videos that many views every time. If it doesn't, then that means that tags are not the main thing getting views. Focus mostly on making good videos, don't worry about finding some secret that TH-cam has to make it go viral, but do pay attention to what works, and what hurts as well.
Absolutely great advice Nick! Especially about writing the Thumbnail and Title FIRST! I've started doing this and it has positively impacted my views. Thank you for your consistency in posting these helpful videos. I've really come to trust your insight and counsel! See you next time you publish!
Have been watching this channel for advice since day one with zero subscribers and it's so great now that my channel is truly growing to look back and know that I've had some top tier training from Nick. Thanks man! 🙂
0:43 - that's the key. I watch a guy with over 1M subs. He doesn't do thumbnails or tags. His titles are pretty rough too. He just creates interesting watchable stuff and folks love it.
What I've gathered from watching a bunch of these videos is to make a ton of videos about this exact topic and to have each one not really tell u anything different from the last one thus leaving your audience needing and wanting more...then be sure to suggest that they might actually get answers in another video and suggest that one at the end....it's genius honestly
Then you are missing the point. You need to actually deliver some sort of value in each video, whether information or entertainment. You should be delivering enough value to leave them wanting more.
This channel help me a lot, Since I started my humble channel, I always see to it that I watch nick to make me a better content creator. Keep pushing everyone and own 2023.
I deleted 700 episodes because they were filled with anger. I was uploading up to 4 episodes a day. Now I upload alot less. I don't know if it makes a difference. Good to see you're still helping people out, Nick. Keep up the good work. Peace.
Tags are iffy. Roberto mentioned this and said when YT doesn’t mention them at ALL, then that’s when we can stop worrying about them. Sean agrees that they are on the way out. I keep a few default ones. Thanks for the info!! I was waiting for you to say “nonsense” and you did!! 😂
Love this. A couple of really big how-to TH-camrs say 'make 100 crappy videos' -- which is crappy advice I refuse to follow. Crappy videos = crappy outcomes. Always make YOUR BEST video each time and like you say, examine your analytics. Do you best each time and you'll get the best result possible for your viewers and yourself.
Every single video i make I spends hours upon hours editing, doing titles, transitions and get little to no views. Nobody likes spiritual content it seems. Hahahha
Case in point, the advice is good, but that interpretation focusses on the word "crappy" rather than the real focus, which is making a quantity of videos where over the course of those 100 videos, you learn, by a process of trial and error. So the intended advice is good, but it's lost on people due to the presentation. It's taking the headline as the advice, rather than the underlying advice itself.
I disagree some of my worst made videos did the absolute best and are still rolling. Put more videos out but make sure they have a purpose. Ones Ive spend a lot of time on to polish and look nice did terrible.
@@LambVisionStudios did you just slop them together or throw them out? or did you put thought and effort into them and although they were badly made, they were they your best you could do at the time (or at least solid efforts)?
This is great. Lol at some of the nonsense out there about creating & publishing content / doing creative work. I’d love more industry talk, me being from music entertainment background there’s a lot of common ground. Regarding yourself as talent is step 1, networking is important, and getting help for tasks behind the scenes is essential. It’s too much of a grind culture, alone and isolated, editing at a monitor, for an algorithm instead of an audience …you know? I know you have touched on some of this in the past. Thanks for another great video.
I've found that so many people come to TH-cam expecting to be an overnight success. Most of the most successful people on TH-cam I've seen start out small and it took them years before they got to the point that they could quit their day jobs and become a full-time TH-camr. They treated it as extra income or a side hustle till they got big enough. Oddly enough most of these types suffer the least from burnout as well. You can put out a video once a month or so and work your way up to more as you get better at it and your base grows. If you go all in early, you have to push yourself so hard to try and make ends meet. It's even worse when you are doing craft type videos. There's a huge up front cost to make each video even if you are using a cellphone and household type lighting or daylight to film. My advice is if you are making something for other reasons anyway, film that instead. At least when starting out. As you start to make money reinvest it in your channel rather than pocketing it. Buy your materials and upgrade your tools for the craft or even your film gear as you go along and never expect to get rich quick. You might get there eventually but it won't be overnight.
Thanks Nick. The information you share is always so helpful. I always try to implement as least one idea that you share immediately. I'm starting to see growth on my channel but for the first year I was all over the place and wasn't really interested in building my channel but now that I am, I find your channel very helpful.
Thanks for all the great information! It is difficult when you are just getting started because there are people telling you they have all the answers and you want to succeed so you are wiling to try anything.
Great video. I simply use keywords in my video file name so that I can keep track of what I have covered on my hard drive. I do lists once in a while, and that kind of helps. But I never did it for ranking or views :) I didn't know that was even a thing
Great advice as usual but I have my doubts about making title and thumbnail first before making the video. Reason being , this is purely based on your type of content. I have a restoration channel ( and yes is very average) but for me I need to pick my next project first then make everything else work around it .. not the opposite. If you had a baking channel you'd probably have the finished cake as your thumbnail right 🤔
For the finished product, sure, you would take the photo and do the thumbnail after the build/cook. You can plan your video in that you know the recipe/project and have a basic plan on how the process will go. This can inform a tentative title. If something unexpected happens along the way, you can change direction on the title/thumbnail.
I used to do the file name thingy.. thanks for this video. Can you make a video on why people reach 1000 subs really quick while others take a year or 2?
Thanks, Nick. Useful information here. Listening to my audience has been helping my channel grow so far. Still have a long way to go in terms of learning to edit and all the jazz, though.
What I think is REALLY weird are the "TH-cam search terms" that led people to my videos. I'm talking song searches, foreign languages, etc. I do fishing shorts. Any idea why this is like this?
As a how to channel I have been doing keyword research and tying in my titles, description, first 10 seconds of the video all together and I get 40% of my views from search. My older videos get regular views and consistently pay me month to month.
The fact that I saw a new update a few days earlier, it is something with account termination, not sure if it's April Fool's related but once your channel/account is terminated and attempting to create a new account after you previously had it, the next one will be terminated as well. Is it true? It's like a Hardware Ban in any video game or an IP ban.
Having the thumbnail title in mind when creating a video is a very good idea! However, you may also take part of your content and condense it to one or two words that best describe it and use that as a thumbnail title. I believe that if the video has good content no one should have a problem naming their thumbnail. Thank you for your work, it helps a lot!
When I upload a video, after around 4 days I have to upload another one as my analytics show me my views start dropping around that time. I did however start making shorts now that they separate them from my full length videos. That is doing a lot for my channel.
I used to spend a lot more time on tags, but realized that it wasn't helping at all so I asked myself why would I spend my limited energy on that when I can spend that extra time on filming, editing or other things that DO matter more. I name my files, but only so I can differentiate them in my files so when I want to use it in the future I can find it on my computer to make additional videos with that original footage. Method behind my madness.
Channel analytics are very important to understand what works well for your channel. You are absolutely right. Thank you so much for sharing such wonderful information 👍🌹
I think branding is so important!! Having a signature color thumbnails logo etc can also boost stats I see so many channels with no channel PFP or banners . Small content creators over look this
I think all small creators should be pumping out videos for experimentation and knowledge purpose. A beginner like myself doesn’t know what quality is so soon in the game. You can pump out 3 videos or more videos a week and “still” put thought into it and analyze your date. You have to do both. I should add, I loved this video a lot! I’ve made many of these mistakes!
awesome information thats exactly what im doing to my videos..just being more involved and feeling out my subscribers to see what i can do to make my videos better ..thank you Mr. Nimmin
Couldn't agree more on the "publish more videos", especially shorts. For some reason, some YT creators think more content equals the chance more folks will see their content. Possibly, but then they have to click on their other content and if it's just quick upload after quick upload, the viewer won't stick. Maybe it's just me, but I can tell if a creator spent time on the video. Doesn't have to be hours just put in some good effort and I'm willing to give it a look.
No specific places - just general advice that could pop up in any place creators might congregate to share tops and advice. The bad advice could show up anywhere.
Don't ignore Tags. Look at other similar videos that are doing good and look at the tags they have. Use the ones that apply to your video. That's how you do it. Not ignore. Use Google ads, they have a keywords feature. Use that.
Nick , Awesome information you have really helped me out so much more then you even know. i have decided that im gonna stick to 1 niche instead of 3 niches. im going to start a Black Labrador channel on youtube so i can share with others my new dog and his adventures as i bring them along and share with the youtube viewers my dog's journey and adventures.
Thank you for cover this topic and help me a lot to understand how to make TH-cam video but I would like to have a question regarding you said prepare the title and thumbnails to be relevant before uploading video, I try that point but my video didn’t get the good view and response well too, is there any other advice I can hear from you? Thank you
All very good advice Nick, thanks. However but I'm not sure how I could implement the last one. As I make repair videos, I have no idea when I start the video what I am going to find, whether I can fix it or not, and what main educational points (specific methods of fault finding, or learning about a particular type of component fault for example I can teach during the video) Therefore I don't really know what the title, thumbnail or 'unique selling point' of the video may be until it is finished. I publish videos of repairs whether I can fix them or not, because that is what happens in real life, and only by the end of the recording I know if this is likely to be a great video or an OK one. This doesn't seem to hold my channel back but is there a better way to approach that?
I would be thinking about those things as you do the repairs and film. Once you have your main shots in the can, the nature of the story now has to come to the forefront as you approach the edit. This would be the point where you give serious attention to what the video is now about, and thus informing the title and thumbnail.
I’ve been on here since 2013 and still put tags and descriptions in each one. While I’ve improved lighting, filming and even editing…it’s just not consistent for me. I’ve also tried to niche down, but it’s already a time issue for one channel with one video a week-ish. Trying to do multiple channels has been a no-go. I do still enjoy posting, but trying to do all the things and promote everywhere else is another time issue since I work full time. I keep my humor and passion going, but there are times it hurts. Now my analytics are frustrating. Lots of drop off after 30 seconds. Changed my intro and still drops off. Lots of skips, but some replayed sections. Again, taking time to really trying to figure out the why is a struggle. I appreciate all your insight. Lots of great tips. I need to clone myself or we need more hours in a day. 😂
I’m struggling! 😩 The people on my channel want my channel to become a food channel and that’s not what I want. I don’t even have that many recipes lol 🤦🏾♀️. Plus I don’t want to niche down to just that. I want it to stay as a Vlog channel. It’s stressing me out… Thanks for the tips! 🙏🏾❤️
The dilemma of a variety vlogging channel. It can be great to test out different ideas topically, different styles and so on, but if you find your audience wants you to go in a direction you don't want to go, there is tension. If you and the audience are in alignment, its great, but when you want to do something different, you may have to be prepared to cut them loose and head in another direction and attract the tribe that will align with your vision.
Title before filming sometimes is not working. If I'm going filming a train or a fighter jet I never know what's going to happen, it's the unknown for me. But for my other channel I can do it, the niche is perfect for that. I can work on the title, the thumbnail before filming. Thanks for sharing the tips.
For vlog style content, once you have the footage, think about the story you want to tell (based on what you have), before the edit. At that point, think about the title and thumbnail. Then you have a direction for your edit.
Your presentation and articulation is amazing. I am a new content creator...2 months I'm and I am struggling. So much time and effort into the editing and presentation with no momentum as yet. I think what you are saying here makes a ton of sense. New sub here to your channel. I'm still learning how to actually read the analytics and while I see I'm getting better with the quality my # of views are terrible. Your content is a great inspiration to keep pushing ahead. Ty so much!!!!
I have learned just how important thumbnails and titles actually are. I posted a video that wasn't doing to great , it only have a few hundred views. I changed the title and the thumbnail and it suddenly went up from 300 views to over 1k in just one day! I went back and did this on some other videos and saw good results as well! Great info! Thanks for taking the time to make this!
@@sengchirarangsa I feel you! I feel you! The great thing is that you can always change them! I wish you nothing but the best! Keep up the great work! 👍🏾
I've managed Business TH-cam channels and strategize their contents to generate leads for their businesses. I find searched topics(TH-cam search ranking) to be more relevant because viewers are looking for a solution. Ex. if you search "best games for remote work" I optimized the top 2 videos results. I would like to try this one out but it's hard to explain why the videos only get less than 100 views and doesn't get generate web traffic. I've been watching your videos for 3 years now and it opened a career path for me. Thank you Nick!
Totally agree with tags. If you tag a shitty video TH-cam will lose money getting your shitty video covered in tags to go viral. TH-cam’s algorithm is relatively simple and is a rich gets richer poor gets poorer system. The more people click on and watch your video through, the more TH-cam promotes it. Any new video will always get pushed initially, however if it sucks the video dies early and is never again pushed until and unless people come back to it later.
I like to have my finished crafts in my thumbnails, so usually thumbnails are last for me. I use the same format every time as a sort of channel branding. What are thoughts on consistency in scheduling videos? Does it matter or just post randomly as video done?
Every channel is unique and it will take trial and error for us to see success. Take bits and pieces from each creator and build your best experience! Success will come to us all. Keep grinding and peace to all. 🥰🥰🧚♀️
Thank you for this video, regarding the tags I think it depends on channel to channel and the analytics is always a great way to check your channel performance and should not be ignored. I agree you don’t really need to put keywords on your thumbnail however making thumbnails that are passing the right message in the video is key and not clickbait.
By figuring out how your content is currently performing at a deeper level (in other words, how people are responding - click through rate, average view duration, etc.) you will learn where improvement is required, so then you can work directly on that for your next video.
A good video, but I think that the last piece of advice, to create thumb nail and title first, will be fully applicable only depending upon what sort of content one makes and how one's creative process works. In academic writing, the advice is often to write the essay, and then go back when finished and retool the introduction and title so that they are reflective of what is actually contained in the finished product. I think that this tip and Nick's tip both have their place, and you just have to figure out which works best for your type of content and your creative style.
Very interesting-write the title and thumbnail 1st, this would focus your mind when making the video I guess? So glad I found this channel, I’m so new!!
Tags did a big difference to my channel. I did a experiment where I uploaded a video without any tags and it did horrible, applied that to a few videos and same result. The videos that have tags do better for me. Thanks
Thanks for the advice. I created a short in the checkout line of the grocery store yesterday. it was my wife looking at a tabloid. The view count is at 6k and I am trying to figure it out.
Hi Nick. I have a question and would rly appreciate it if you could reply. I'm a small gaming channel and make walkthrough videos as gaming guides/solutions. So, suppose there's a new released game containing 5 chapters and I make the walkthrough video of the 1st and 2nd chapter of that game, but then the performances of those videos are bad if compared to my other gaming videos (like very low views within the first 24 hrs, low ctr, retention, and few ppl even unsub). Should I continue making videos of the rest of the chapters despite those low performance, or should I stop making the videos of that game and focus on making videos of other games instead? Thanks!
I’m in the early days of my journey and have been taking on a some of your tips. I’m growing, slowly but surely but still figuring things out. Thanks for your videos
If you're wanting to be a "full time" content creator, this series will help you get started the best way - th-cam.com/video/81iqGxLh-a4/w-d-xo.html
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Thank you, Nick, for your great advices. I am wondering, I published a movie review on the new Black Panther, but my video didn't do well with what I first expected. With some advices of one of my friends, I decided to go back to my editing software and fix these issues, and reupload the video afterwards. I'm curious to know if I am using the right strategy to make my youtube channel grow better by taking notice of my mistakes and triés to fix it. Thanks again, Nick. Love your content 😉
lol I am already lol.. been around for years.. ty 😊
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I started ignoring tags and my channels were suffering, the moment I stopped ignoring them my videos stared performing better. Posting a lot of videos also helped me a lot at the start and now that I'm trying to recover my channel. I'm not exactly disagreen with the video, I'm just saying that stating bold statements such as "ignore this" "this doesn't matter" isn't cool, I think the most important thing is to get to know your own channel, try some things and see what works and what doesn't, just because someone says "this doesn't work" it doesn't mean it doesn't work for you. We can't blame those who share their knowledge, we just can blame ourselves for not building our own knowledge
That’s amazing speech my friend ❤because you said it all
What a great comment here, much appreciated, many blessings to you
Very well said.
Control what you can, if TH-cam shows your horror films to kindergartners you can't judge your progress with that info. Make good content and an audience will find you. Again, your comment was great Luis.
Agreed! Thank you 💯🌺🤗
I do agree with much you're saying here, respect for your hounesty! However, there has to be made a difference here between people who are mainly making content to get views and subs, and people who are making content because they feel an instinctive need to share their lives with the rest of the world.
What I have learned until now in my three or four months journey so far: Don't sell your soul and dignity, only to get subs and likes, but be happy with the growing number of views! Don't try to force people to sub your channel. They will eventually sub IF they get a pleasant time watching your stuff and connect with your video's!
One thing I learned the hard way is that the benefits of regular, consistent uploads are far outweighed by the negatives of rushing/cutting corners on your content. I have a very busy schedule and I was so focused on uploading on a schedule that I was cutting corners and rushing videos and my views TANKED. Now I only upload videos I’m 100% happy with, and though it’s definitely less often, they perform several times better than the others did before
I agree. The people saying that have big channels with production teams and paid editors. Another bad piece of advice is 'make 100 crappy videos'. That's just a good way to get a bad reputation quickly.
Okay but imagine if u stayed consistent for 5 years
Hey guys which team do you think will win the world cup
I used to think that the planning tips didnt apply to me since i was a fishing channel (controlling fish response can be difficult), but more than ever realize i was wrong and your advice is SPOT ON, Nick!
Crazy. I watch a TON of "Advice Tube" channels. As a new creator, I honestly don't know what and who to believe anymore. Kind of depressing to be honest. I could use some help with my channel as a newbie, that much I know and I've implemented so many recommend things without that much growth. Would love to see a "guru" or "advice tube" creator take 1-5 of us new creators under their wings, help us grow and document the process or journey via TH-cam for others to see first hand how it's done. I think that would make for compelling content.
I totally agree with you. It would be compelling to watch and learn at the same time.
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@@YaSminCreaTes Yup, I would truly love to see it. Doesn't even have to be one video, it could be snippets or updates of the newbies over the course of a few months or a year type of thing. Watching the ups and downs and the overall progress in real time would be amazing and truly helpful I think.
Make your youtube brand or name unique and recognizable, do NOT stray away from the subject of your content. If you're a food channel, don't throw in a sports video, if you're a music channel don't throw in a nature video, DON'T THROW OFF THE ALGORITHM!! Promote your channel, if there's a network for your subject content, try to get involved. Finally BE YOURSELF, people like to be able to relate to other people, don't try to be like somebody else. People see right through that!! Make sure your title and thumbnail are attention getters!! I'm a college football youtuber, it has taken some time and I have a long way to go but I'm closing in on 12k subs, that's the best advice I can give 👍.
As a new creator? You don't have anything at all on your channel?? What are you creating...air? 😁
Hilarious thing is, I started watching this when I had 1000 subs or less, and I still come back. Never forget this useful information, bc it will always help no matter the size of your channel.
Im a little confused still My question is do youtubers only get paid once per videos ? Or they keep paying them the old videos
In marketing it is called "to create a persona for you product" which means that you need to imagine your "perfect" watcher/subscriber/customer and get into their "shoes" and try to think like them. Like : "if I were them, what I would like to see on my YT?" , "if I were them, what I would type in a search box" - and then you create/align the content that appeal to them / fulfil their needs/.
Agree!
Thanks Nick. The ONE word I can't seem to put in practice and you mention a lot: COMPELLING title....
I DO create title and thumbnail first, but not YET compelling (not even after 4+ years),
I DO think of my viewer,
I DO check analytics,
urgh....
I will continue to improve each video, I will persist and I THANK YOU for all your help and support!!!!
Me too
It's really hard
I have more than 3k subs but no views...I blame shorts
Nick's videos are always so informative. I moved from 13 to 200 subscribers because of this platform and I will always come back for more. Just realized that in this particular video Nick dropped his intro.. I'm learning
2:30 - Thumbnail plays a major role in driving views either from suggested section, section results, or the home page. Good one Nick!
Folks, embrace and accept being new. No matter HOW good your first months of content is, you’re going to look back on it in 3 years and cringe a little bit. Doesn’t mean you’ll hate it. But you’ll just know where you came from. Do your best and don’t overthink it, and don’t overwork yourself. Don’t expect the same results as people who have been doing it for years and years. Be more fair to yourself. Practice makes perfect and repetition naturally makes things easier so just believe in yourself and just know that you get better with time and you won’t even realize it. In my very first video I say to the audience “welcome to my first video. Production isn’t gonna be that great but it’s the content that counts.” Lol you don’t have to do that but that’s the mentality to have!
I don’t look back on my old stuff and cringe at all. Is it “good” content? Absolutely not, but I love that about it, because todays is, and it is really cool for me to look at the growth. Not in numbers, but in quality.
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I was doing my first TH-cam channel since like 8 years ago. When I come back? I’ll do preparation first?
My very first video from last year was still here. It's just nice to look at. Makes me remember my unsuccessful first half of 2022 but now I realized growing is still doable when you upload less frequently. You just need to get that sweet spot. You will definitely fail a lot of times but it is really doable to grow like that. I'm 38 subs to go to reach a great milestone as a starter
This video is packed with useful information. What Nick says about coming up with a video title and thumbnail before the actual recording is so true. I used to struggle to title my videos after recording but when I began writing down my titles and designing thumbnails even in my head, things have become a little easier. In fact, before I record, I secure a thumbnail photo or any kind of B-roll I may need for the video editing process. Now I know better, that I surely need to record tons of videos for improvement BUT if I want my channel to grow, I have to actively track their performance keenly. Thanks, Nick!
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Good tips! You have to test out advice, not just follow it blindly. If tags were what got someone 100,000 views, then using the exact same tags would get your videos that many views every time. If it doesn't, then that means that tags are not the main thing getting views. Focus mostly on making good videos, don't worry about finding some secret that TH-cam has to make it go viral, but do pay attention to what works, and what hurts as well.
Absolutely great advice Nick! Especially about writing the Thumbnail and Title FIRST! I've started doing this and it has positively impacted my views. Thank you for your consistency in posting these helpful videos. I've really come to trust your insight and counsel! See you next time you publish!
Have been watching this channel for advice since day one with zero subscribers and it's so great now that my channel is truly growing to look back and know that I've had some top tier training from Nick. Thanks man! 🙂
Wow it's actually amazing that you posting consistently the last 2 years
@@vunguyentr5561 thanks! I love what I do and am hoping that it can be my full time job one day. ☺️
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Avery you remain me beautiful actress, I just forgot her name
Good for you friend that it's working for you ...however you seem to be consistent in posting videos
The key is “creativity”.
Using tags might help us creators but it won’t guarantee us tons of engagement.
Im a little confused still My question is do youtubers only get paid once per videos ? Or they keep paying them the old videos
@@NashBenzotv all videos as long as they’re getting views
@@ItsRudeboi thank you fam
0:43 - that's the key. I watch a guy with over 1M subs. He doesn't do thumbnails or tags. His titles are pretty rough too. He just creates interesting watchable stuff and folks love it.
You and your brother was the reason I stayed this long on TH-cam when I was already thinking about quitting 👍
What I've gathered from watching a bunch of these videos is to make a ton of videos about this exact topic and to have each one not really tell u anything different from the last one thus leaving your audience needing and wanting more...then be sure to suggest that they might actually get answers in another video and suggest that one at the end....it's genius honestly
Then you are missing the point. You need to actually deliver some sort of value in each video, whether information or entertainment. You should be delivering enough value to leave them wanting more.
This channel help me a lot, Since I started my humble channel, I always see to it that I watch nick to make me a better content creator. Keep pushing everyone and own 2023.
Thanks for all you do, Nick! You are the #TH-camGuru😊
And thank you for the Super Thanks!!
I understand that not seeing results in the beginning can be discouraging, but keep going. You can’t cheat the grind. Be patient and never give up.
So true
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I deleted 700 episodes because they were filled with anger.
I was uploading up to 4 episodes a day.
Now I upload alot less.
I don't know if it makes a difference.
Good to see you're still helping people out, Nick.
Keep up the good work.
Peace.
Tags are iffy. Roberto mentioned this and said when YT doesn’t mention them at ALL, then that’s when we can stop worrying about them. Sean agrees that they are on the way out. I keep a few default ones.
Thanks for the info!! I was waiting for you to say “nonsense” and you did!! 😂
Love this. A couple of really big how-to TH-camrs say 'make 100 crappy videos' -- which is crappy advice I refuse to follow. Crappy videos = crappy outcomes. Always make YOUR BEST video each time and like you say, examine your analytics. Do you best each time and you'll get the best result possible for your viewers and yourself.
Every single video i make I spends hours upon hours editing, doing titles, transitions and get little to no views. Nobody likes spiritual content it seems. Hahahha
Case in point, the advice is good, but that interpretation focusses on the word "crappy" rather than the real focus, which is making a quantity of videos where over the course of those 100 videos, you learn, by a process of trial and error. So the intended advice is good, but it's lost on people due to the presentation. It's taking the headline as the advice, rather than the underlying advice itself.
@@NickNimmin agreed. A better way to say it is "Make 100 videos -- your best efforts, even if they're crappy compared to the big channels'."
I disagree some of my worst made videos did the absolute best and are still rolling. Put more videos out but make sure they have a purpose. Ones Ive spend a lot of time on to polish and look nice did terrible.
@@LambVisionStudios did you just slop them together or throw them out? or did you put thought and effort into them and although they were badly made, they were they your best you could do at the time (or at least solid efforts)?
This is great. Lol at some of the nonsense out there about creating & publishing content / doing creative work. I’d love more industry talk, me being from music entertainment background there’s a lot of common ground. Regarding yourself as talent is step 1, networking is important, and getting help for tasks behind the scenes is essential. It’s too much of a grind culture, alone and isolated, editing at a monitor, for an algorithm instead of an audience …you know? I know you have touched on some
of this in the past. Thanks for another great video.
Thank you for all of your insights; my channel is starting to grow due to your ideas and encouragement.
TH-cam can be so confusing 😕. Even going through the analytics and still don't understand it. So do a video on that please .
I've found that so many people come to TH-cam expecting to be an overnight success. Most of the most successful people on TH-cam I've seen start out small and it took them years before they got to the point that they could quit their day jobs and become a full-time TH-camr. They treated it as extra income or a side hustle till they got big enough. Oddly enough most of these types suffer the least from burnout as well.
You can put out a video once a month or so and work your way up to more as you get better at it and your base grows. If you go all in early, you have to push yourself so hard to try and make ends meet.
It's even worse when you are doing craft type videos. There's a huge up front cost to make each video even if you are using a cellphone and household type lighting or daylight to film. My advice is if you are making something for other reasons anyway, film that instead. At least when starting out. As you start to make money reinvest it in your channel rather than pocketing it. Buy your materials and upgrade your tools for the craft or even your film gear as you go along and never expect to get rich quick. You might get there eventually but it won't be overnight.
Thanks Nick. The information you share is always so helpful. I always try to implement as least one idea that you share immediately. I'm starting to see growth on my channel but for the first year I was all over the place and wasn't really interested in building my channel but now that I am, I find your channel very helpful.
Thanks for all the great information! It is difficult when you are just getting started because there are people telling you they have all the answers and you want to succeed so you are wiling to try anything.
Great video. I simply use keywords in my video file name so that I can keep track of what I have covered on my hard drive. I do lists once in a while, and that kind of helps. But I never did it for ranking or views :) I didn't know that was even a thing
The top two ways people find my videos are Channel Pages and Suggested Videos.
Great advice as usual but I have my doubts about making title and thumbnail first before making the video. Reason being , this is purely based on your type of content. I have a restoration channel ( and yes is very average) but for me I need to pick my next project first then make everything else work around it .. not the opposite. If you had a baking channel you'd probably have the finished cake as your thumbnail right 🤔
For the finished product, sure, you would take the photo and do the thumbnail after the build/cook. You can plan your video in that you know the recipe/project and have a basic plan on how the process will go. This can inform a tentative title. If something unexpected happens along the way, you can change direction on the title/thumbnail.
@@NickNimmin Thanks for your response- appreciate it 👍
Well, what to improve in a protracker music video, where numbers just scroll down and is all about the audio?
It's been a while. We haven't seen you in our feed. Great advice! Thanks
Thumbnail and Title first to guide the video. Love that. Thanks!
I used to do the file name thingy.. thanks for this video. Can you make a video on why people reach 1000 subs really quick while others take a year or 2?
Thanks, Nick. Useful information here. Listening to my audience has been helping my channel grow so far. Still have a long way to go in terms of learning to edit and all the jazz, though.
Im a little confused still My question is do youtubers only get paid once per videos ? Or they keep paying them the old videos
Thank you. I sometimes forget to think about Answering Specific Questions. And, I go on my way to take videos. I have to think about the audience.
Short and sweet. Very well done. Thanks for everything Nick.
@NickNimmin you always break down subject matter so eloquently...
Talk to me like I'm in fourth grade... Love it
What I think is REALLY weird are the "TH-cam search terms" that led people to my videos. I'm talking song searches, foreign languages, etc. I do fishing shorts. Any idea why this is like this?
As a how to channel I have been doing keyword research and tying in my titles, description, first 10 seconds of the video all together and I get 40% of my views from search. My older videos get regular views and consistently pay me month to month.
The fact that I saw a new update a few days earlier, it is something with account termination, not sure if it's April Fool's related but once your channel/account is terminated and attempting to create a new account after you previously had it, the next one will be terminated as well. Is it true? It's like a Hardware Ban in any video game or an IP ban.
That's been a thing for a LONG time. If your account gets terminated, you're not allowed to start another TH-cam channels.
How do you get the heart at the side -->on phone to come up in the live or comment? Your channel is the only time I’ve seen it. Thanks!
TH-cam are testing the live reactions/emojis on select channels, I believe.
To all the small creator don't give up we all gonna succeed keep hustling and make the best content ❤️❤️🙏
Having the thumbnail title in mind when creating a video is a very good idea! However, you may also take part of your content and condense it to one or two words that best describe it and use that as a thumbnail title. I believe that if the video has good content no one should have a problem naming their thumbnail. Thank you for your work, it helps a lot!
When I upload a video, after around 4 days I have to upload another one as my analytics show me my views start dropping around that time. I did however start making shorts now that they separate them from my full length videos. That is doing a lot for my channel.
I used to spend a lot more time on tags, but realized that it wasn't helping at all so I asked myself why would I spend my limited energy on that when I can spend that extra time on filming, editing or other things that DO matter more.
I name my files, but only so I can differentiate them in my files so when I want to use it in the future I can find it on my computer to make additional videos with that original footage. Method behind my madness.
Channel analytics are very important to understand what works well for your channel. You are absolutely right. Thank you so much for sharing such wonderful information 👍🌹
I think branding is so important!! Having a signature color thumbnails logo etc can also boost stats I see so many channels with no channel PFP or banners . Small content creators over look this
Absolutely they do. Branding is important but nothing beats effectiveness and value.
I think all small creators should be pumping out videos for experimentation and knowledge purpose. A beginner like myself doesn’t know what quality is so soon in the game. You can pump out 3 videos or more videos a week and “still” put thought into it and analyze your date. You have to do both.
I should add, I loved this video a lot! I’ve made many of these mistakes!
I am also a newbie and motivation like this is very helpful, thanks.
Small creators or beginner's at this juncture is really tough anyways the advice and suggestions are wonderful...love to try it out
awesome information thats exactly what im doing to my videos..just being more involved and feeling out my subscribers to see what i can do to make my videos better ..thank you Mr. Nimmin
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Couldn't agree more on the "publish more videos", especially shorts. For some reason, some YT creators think more content equals the chance more folks will see their content. Possibly, but then they have to click on their other content and if it's just quick upload after quick upload, the viewer won't stick. Maybe it's just me, but I can tell if a creator spent time on the video. Doesn't have to be hours just put in some good effort and I'm willing to give it a look.
Best value on TH-cam. Looking good bro ❤
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So many great point outs 👍😊 thanks!
This gold mine. Thank you for these educative video.
masterfully put! thank you for this great video Nick.
Some really useful advice here - thank you for sharing, Nick! 👍
I was just thinking that this video should be made, and you jumped to it first. Thanks Nimmin
Absolutely! I only can underline this. So many nonsens advices around.
Thanks for another cleaning video 😉
Much love 💕
Matthias 👋
Love this content. Thanks Nick. But I would like to know where you got all this bad advice so that I can avoid those sites! Cheers Nick!
No specific places - just general advice that could pop up in any place creators might congregate to share tops and advice. The bad advice could show up anywhere.
Fantastic video thanks Nick!
Thanks!
Don't ignore Tags. Look at other similar videos that are doing good and look at the tags they have. Use the ones that apply to your video. That's how you do it. Not ignore. Use Google ads, they have a keywords feature. Use that.
That’s not how you do it. Tags are the least important part of a videos metadata.
Nick , Awesome information you have really helped me out so much more then you even know. i have decided that im gonna stick to 1 niche instead of 3 niches. im going to start a Black Labrador channel on youtube so i can share with others my new dog and his adventures as i bring them along and share with the youtube viewers my dog's journey and adventures.
Thank you for cover this topic and help me a lot to understand how to make TH-cam video but I would like to have a question regarding you said prepare the title and thumbnails to be relevant before uploading video, I try that point but my video didn’t get the good view and response well too, is there any other advice I can hear from you? Thank you
All very good advice Nick, thanks. However but I'm not sure how I could implement the last one. As I make repair videos, I have no idea when I start the video what I am going to find, whether I can fix it or not, and what main educational points (specific methods of fault finding, or learning about a particular type of component fault for example I can teach during the video) Therefore I don't really know what the title, thumbnail or 'unique selling point' of the video may be until it is finished. I publish videos of repairs whether I can fix them or not, because that is what happens in real life, and only by the end of the recording I know if this is likely to be a great video or an OK one. This doesn't seem to hold my channel back but is there a better way to approach that?
I would be thinking about those things as you do the repairs and film. Once you have your main shots in the can, the nature of the story now has to come to the forefront as you approach the edit. This would be the point where you give serious attention to what the video is now about, and thus informing the title and thumbnail.
@@NickNimmin Thanks Nick, I think that is kinda what happens already as the repair video progresses but you've given me something to think about 🙂
I’ve been on here since 2013 and still put tags and descriptions in each one. While I’ve improved lighting, filming and even editing…it’s just not consistent for me. I’ve also tried to niche down, but it’s already a time issue for one channel with one video a week-ish. Trying to do multiple channels has been a no-go.
I do still enjoy posting, but trying to do all the things and promote everywhere else is another time issue since I work full time. I keep my humor and passion going, but there are times it hurts.
Now my analytics are frustrating. Lots of drop off after 30 seconds. Changed my intro and still drops off. Lots of skips, but some replayed sections. Again, taking time to really trying to figure out the why is a struggle.
I appreciate all your insight. Lots of great tips. I need to clone myself or we need more hours in a day. 😂
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I’m struggling! 😩 The people on my channel want my channel to become a food channel and that’s not what I want. I don’t even have that many recipes lol 🤦🏾♀️. Plus I don’t want to niche down to just that. I want it to stay as a Vlog channel. It’s stressing me out… Thanks for the tips! 🙏🏾❤️
The dilemma of a variety vlogging channel. It can be great to test out different ideas topically, different styles and so on, but if you find your audience wants you to go in a direction you don't want to go, there is tension. If you and the audience are in alignment, its great, but when you want to do something different, you may have to be prepared to cut them loose and head in another direction and attract the tribe that will align with your vision.
@@NickNimmin Thanks for responding back. It really means a lot. Great advice ❤️
@@sweetlifeofqueen1959 yes I agree. Do what you love and your audience will generate 💯👌🏾
@@sheilaandfrank Thanks! 🙏🏾❤️
Title before filming sometimes is not working. If I'm going filming a train or a fighter jet I never know what's going to happen, it's the unknown for me. But for my other channel I can do it, the niche is perfect for that. I can work on the title, the thumbnail before filming. Thanks for sharing the tips.
For vlog style content, once you have the footage, think about the story you want to tell (based on what you have), before the edit. At that point, think about the title and thumbnail. Then you have a direction for your edit.
Your presentation and articulation is amazing. I am a new content creator...2 months I'm and I am struggling. So much time and effort into the editing and presentation with no momentum as yet. I think what you are saying here makes a ton of sense. New sub here to your channel. I'm still learning how to actually read the analytics and while I see I'm getting better with the quality my # of views are terrible. Your content is a great inspiration to keep pushing ahead. Ty so much!!!!
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I have learned just how important thumbnails and titles actually are. I posted a video that wasn't doing to great , it only have a few hundred views. I changed the title and the thumbnail and it suddenly went up from 300 views to over 1k in just one day!
I went back and did this on some other videos and saw good results as well!
Great info! Thanks for taking the time to make this!
I probably need to work on it ..I just upload without taking care on thumbnail and title
@@sengchirarangsa I feel you!
I feel you!
The great thing is that you can always change them! I wish you nothing but the best!
Keep up the great work! 👍🏾
@@PurposedLensPhotoMedia thanks for your motivation !!
I've managed Business TH-cam channels and strategize their contents to generate leads for their businesses. I find searched topics(TH-cam search ranking) to be more relevant because viewers are looking for a solution. Ex. if you search "best games for remote work" I optimized the top 2 videos results.
I would like to try this one out but it's hard to explain why the videos only get less than 100 views and doesn't get generate web traffic.
I've been watching your videos for 3 years now and it opened a career path for me. Thank you Nick!
Totally agree with tags. If you tag a shitty video TH-cam will lose money getting your shitty video covered in tags to go viral. TH-cam’s algorithm is relatively simple and is a rich gets richer poor gets poorer system. The more people click on and watch your video through, the more TH-cam promotes it. Any new video will always get pushed initially, however if it sucks the video dies early and is never again pushed until and unless people come back to it later.
Thanks Nick, quality inspiration!
Hats off to you Sir Ji 🙏🏻
Keep sharing like this interesting and knowledgeable content 🔥
Just started a little channel as a hobby but would love it if it became more! Your videos are really helpful with some really good advice!
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I like to have my finished crafts in my thumbnails, so usually thumbnails are last for me. I use the same format every time as a sort of channel branding. What are thoughts on consistency in scheduling videos? Does it matter or just post randomly as video done?
Every channel is unique and it will take trial and error for us to see success. Take bits and pieces from each creator and build your best experience! Success will come to us all. Keep grinding and peace to all. 🥰🥰🧚♀️
Thank you for this video, regarding the tags I think it depends on channel to channel and the analytics is always a great way to check your channel performance and should not be ignored. I agree you don’t really need to put keywords on your thumbnail however making thumbnails that are passing the right message in the video is key and not clickbait.
Thank you. I didn't know about the tags
Great advice as always! This is so helpful! Thank you! ❤️
So how does one exactly use the analytics to see how to improve their content?
By figuring out how your content is currently performing at a deeper level (in other words, how people are responding - click through rate, average view duration, etc.) you will learn where improvement is required, so then you can work directly on that for your next video.
A good video, but I think that the last piece of advice, to create thumb nail and title first, will be fully applicable only depending upon what sort of content one makes and how one's creative process works. In academic writing, the advice is often to write the essay, and then go back when finished and retool the introduction and title so that they are reflective of what is actually contained in the finished product. I think that this tip and Nick's tip both have their place, and you just have to figure out which works best for your type of content and your creative style.
Another great content here. Thank you Nick
Thanks Nick, YT is dynamic and is evolving very quickly these days. Cheers for the advice, Stay safe, eat well, Have fun! 🦘🤠🍻👊
Thanks for all the helpful information your channel is awesome 👌
Thanks Nick, I was curious about the naming thing and suspected it didn't matter but still keep tailoring that thing, lol.
Great advice
Very interesting-write the title and thumbnail 1st, this would focus your mind when making the video I guess?
So glad I found this channel, I’m so new!!
Welcome!
It's funny that no matter what channel size you have, this is still all very relevant information. Much appreciated!
Very informative video, as always to the point and very useful info! Keep up the good work!!
Tags did a big difference to my channel. I did a experiment where I uploaded a video without any tags and it did horrible, applied that to a few videos and same result. The videos that have tags do better for me. Thanks
Thanks for the advice. I created a short in the checkout line of the grocery store yesterday. it was my wife looking at a tabloid. The view count is at 6k and I am trying to figure it out.
The ending is interesting, as I normally make the video first, then the title and lastly the thumbnail. I will definitely keep that in mind.
v informative info Nick, collaboration is one of the tricky things. Expectations (great tip)
Hi Nick. I have a question and would rly appreciate it if you could reply. I'm a small gaming channel and make walkthrough videos as gaming guides/solutions.
So, suppose there's a new released game containing 5 chapters and I make the walkthrough video of the 1st and 2nd chapter of that game, but then the performances of those videos are bad if compared to my other gaming videos (like very low views within the first 24 hrs, low ctr, retention, and few ppl even unsub). Should I continue making videos of the rest of the chapters despite those low performance, or should I stop making the videos of that game and focus on making videos of other games instead? Thanks!
If there is a promise of a complete walkthrough, then for your audience's sake, I would finish that series.
@@NickNimmin Thank you!
Thank you for these clarifications, Nick, was stressing so much on tags and searches. 😅
I’m in the early days of my journey and have been taking on a some of your tips. I’m growing, slowly but surely but still figuring things out. Thanks for your videos
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A Great Education ! Many Thanks for the Vid. Cheers Rhonda